Lawrence City Commission Members and Contacts
Lawrence City Commission list includes Courtney Shipley mayor contact 764-8998 cshipley lawrenceks.org Bart Littlejohn 785-380-9413 brittlejohn lawrenceks.org Shannon Reid 785-331-9635 sreid douglascountyks.org. Public officials and emails provided for district inquiries.
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Courtney Shipley
Lawrenceks
Lisa Larsen
Llarsen
Lawrenceks.org
Bart Littlejohn
Brittlejohn
Shannon Portillo
Sportillo
Douglascountyks.org
Shannon Reid
Sreid
Kansas lawmakers contact list for district offices
A compact roster lists state legislators including Rep Barbara Ballard Rep Mike Amyx Rep Dennis Highberger Rep Christina Haswood Rep Lance Neelly and Senators Marci Francisco Tom Holland and Mike Thompson with district numbers room locations and phone contacts for Topeka and Lawrence offices and official email or web addresses.
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Barbara Ballard
44Th
State Capitol
Topeka
Lawrence
Barbara.ballard
House
Mike Amyx
Mike.Amyx
Dennis
Boog” Highberger
Boog
Highberger
Christina Haswood
Christina.haswood
Lance Neelly
Lance.neelly
Marci Francisco
Marci.Francisco
Senate
Tom Holland
Mike Thompson
Redistricting and urban bias in Kansas politics
Russell Arben Fox argues Kansas redistricting, shaped by slow growth and urban clustering, will likely keep partisan lines. The map splits Wyandotte County, expands the 1st District toward Douglas County, and may challenge Democrat Sharice Davids in 2024 while reflecting a national gerrymandering pattern rooted in “one person, one vote.”
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Sharice Davids
Davids
Kansas
Kelly
New York City
Chicago
Russell Arben Fox
Wichita
Breyer retirement adds unsettled balance to Supreme Court
The retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer signals a potential shift as Democrats face a slim majority and a future appointment. A Black woman likely to be nominated could join four female justices, but a stable liberal majority remains unlikely amid a six member conservative bloc. The new justice may take years to influence major rulings, while current divisions in abortion rights, gun rights, church‑state separation, and agency power endure.
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Kansas
Laura Kelly
Wyandotte County
Douglas County
Lawrence
Kansas State
University of Kansas
Senate
Susan Wagle
Washington
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
Stephen Breyer
Mitch McConnell
R Ky
Joe Biden
Breyer
Biden
Neil M. Gorsuch
Conservative Supreme Court Shifts Loom Over Higher Education
Ruth Marcus argues the six member conservative majority will not change soon and will curb affirmative action in higher education. She notes past shifts from Scalia to Ginsburg and Kennedy to Kavanaugh and Barrett, and weighs the potential impact of a Biden nominee such as Jackson or Kruger on issues like the Texas abortion law.
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Harvard
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Antonin Scalia
Barack Obama
McConnell
Gorsuch
Anthony M. Kennedy
Brett M. Kavanaugh
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Amy Coney Barrett
Texas
Ginsburg
Biden
Senate
D.C
Ketanji Brown Jackson
California Supreme Court
Leandra Kruger
Supreme Court
Old hometown in 1897 from the Lawrence Daily World
A January 29 1897 issue notes ice cutting in full swing for Santa Fe cargo needs with 200 car loads expected. It cites strong labor demand and lively skating scenes. Also praised Kan sas penitentiary warden Lynch for humane, efficient management and mentions Hannah Thompson arriving to help in the Lawrence Business College book-keeping. Weaver's advertises half price cloak sale, cash only, tomorrow only.
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Lawrence Daily World
Santa Fe
Bolles
Lynch
Kansas Penitentiary
Lawrence Business College
Weaver
Public forum on renovated schools and closures
A letter-writer questions continued closures of near new schools while citing recent renovation costs for several districts. He lists figures for New York, Broken Arrow, Woodlawn, Pinckney, and Hillcrest, and notes other recent Lawrence projects. He thanks staff and officials for handling budgets and urges finding alternatives to closing these new buildings.
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New York
Broken Arrow
Woodlawn
Pinckney
Hillcrest
Sports Pavilion
Lawrence
Lawrence Public Library
Mitch Lightfoot
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Lawrence City Commission
Brad Finkelder
Bfinkelder
Amber Sellers
Asellers
City Hall
G E
Sixth St
Douglas County Commission
Patrick Kelly
Massachusetts St
Lawrence School Board
Erica Hill
Ehill
Shannon Kimball
Kelly Jones
Kelly.Jones
Carole Cadue-Blackwood
Kay Emerson
Andrew Nussbaum
Andrew
J.nussbaum
Paula Smith
Tio McDonald Drive
Ruth Marcus
The
Washington Post News Service & Syndicate
Sarah Parsons
Mitch
Anthony Lewis
Dan Coleman
Journal- World
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Allison Tait
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